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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Observance of “Swachhtaa Hi Sewa” Campaign by ESIC
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation observed “Swachhata Hi Sewa” campaign from 15.09.18 to 02.10.18 at various Regional Offices/Sub-Regional Offices, Hospitals and Dispensaries across the country. During the campaign, special drive for cleanliness of premises, tree plantation for clean environment, creating awareness among Insured Persons, Beneficiaries and General Public was carried out. Under outreach of the campaign, health task, demonstrations, etc. were performed at local schools where hundreds of students were guided about use of toilets, better hand wash techniques, preventive health measures, etc. Special camps were also organized. Medical Officers/Para-medical staff of various offices organized camps to create awareness on preventive health measures and personal hygiene. To spread the message of cleanliness, wall paintings, Slogans etc. was also done and banners & posters were displayed. Besides, video film on Swachhata was also screened in the hospitals.
Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State  for Labour & Employment also participated in “Swachhata Hi Sewa Movement“ Diwas at ESIC Model Hospital & PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi on 17.09.18. He said that cleanliness is godliness. He took part in cleanliness drive and reiterated the importance of cleanliness to prevent diseases from occurrence.
As a part of “Swachhta hi Sewa” Campaign Mrs. Sandhya Shukla, IA&AS, Financial Commissioner and many senior officials and employees carried out tree plantation and cleanliness drive of ESIC office premises on 01.10.18 in support of this campaign.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti
PM pays tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Cabinet approves MoU between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Certified Professional Accountants Afghanistan 
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding  between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  and Certified Professional Accountants Afghanistan . The MoU will establish mutual co-operation framework in the areas of Capacity Building of "Afghanistan Accountancy Board ", strengthening the IT Capacity and Quality Assurance in Afghanistan through facilitating Knowledge Transfer; Students and Members Exchange Programs; Conduct of Seminars, Conferences and Joint Activities mutually beneficial to both the parties.
Targets:
- Students and members exchange programs from their respective jurisdictions so as to update them on the emerging developments in the areas of accounting profession either in the form of study tours or as may be mutually decided by both the Institutions;
- Providing updates on the development of the accountancy profession in India, and promote international good professional practices;
- Strengthening the quality assurance setup in Afghanistan through facilitating knowledge transfer to help implement regime of necessary quality controls and periodic reviews in Afghanistan.
Major impact:
India and Afghanistan share a very strong partnership based on historical and cultural links. In the recent past, the partnership between the two countries has touched new heights when India's Afghanistan policy shifted to a more confident and multi-dimensional approach by opening Investment in Afghanistan's nascent democracy and economy; strengthening Kabul's defence capability and promoting regional connectivity and integration.
Afghanistan will help India and ICAI to facilitate indirect employment generation for Indian CAs through recognition and acceptability amongst Afghanistan employers. It is also believed that the relationship developed between the two countries over the past few years is strategic in nature and is of mutual benefit.
Background:
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament of India, 'The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949', to regulate the profession of Chartered Accountancy in India. CPA Afghanistan is an independent regulator of accountancy profession in Afghanistan, which operates under the supervision of Ministry of Finance, Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Several events held on Day 4 of the Start-up India Innovation to boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country
On Day 4 of the Start-up India Innovation Week 2023, several events were successfully conducted to boost the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the country.
Startup India with the support of Zone Startups today organized a MAARG Mentorship Masterclass for Mentors mentoring the startups in their entrepreneurial journey. MAARG , the National Mentorship Platform is a one stop platform to facilitate mentorship for startups across diverse sectors, functions, stages, geographies, and domains. The objective of the workshop was to equip the attendees with effective ways of mentoring startups, by enhancing their capacities and knowledge. More information on MAARG Portal can be accessed at https://maarg.startupindia.gov.in/
Startup India also organised the webinar on – “Decoding the Seed: Understanding Seed Funding Mechanism” with speakers from various prominent incubators in the country.
The webinar can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVkMyJHJF9A&ab_channel=StartupIndia
Kerala Startup Mission hosted KTIZ Innovation Day and a workshop for startup founders and ecosystem players to mark the occasion of National Startup Day.
Atal Incubation Centre – Pondicherry Engineering College Foundation  organised a one-day event, Puduvai Startup Sprint, a unique initiative to promote an innovative, and supportive ecosystem through pro-active initiatives. The event included knowledge sharing sessions on Startups and Team Building.
UASB Agri Innovation Center, Bengaluru, organised a series of workshops surrounding the theme ‘Role of Startups in Sustainable Agriculture’. The event included informative sessions on ‘Organic Farming for Agri Startups’, ‘Agroforestry Dependent Integrated Farming for Sustainable Income of Farmers’, and ‘Innovation in Agriculture by Startup’.
International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad Foundation organised ‘Mentor Cafe’, an offline event in collaboration with Startup India. The event included a ‘One-on-One Discussion forum between Industry Experts and Startups on Overall Strategy’ for budding and aspiring entrepreneurs.
AIC Raise Business Incubator Pvt Ltd in Coimbatore, organised a three-day event, ‘Startup Odyssey. A knowledge sharing Webinar was hosted on ‘How and When to Approach to Investors’, with special focus on inspiring and educating young innovators and students.
Marathwada Accelerator for Growth and Incubation Council in Aurangabad, Maharashtra in association with GIZ & Govt ITI has taken a unique initiative for fostering the spirit of Skills based Entrepreneurship amongst the ITI Students. Session on My Skill, My Business was conducted to create awareness & develop the much-needed mindset for establishing an enterprise.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Funds released and utilised under Poshan Abhiyan
State-wise statement of funds released and utilized under POSHAN Abhiyaan till December, 2019 is at Annexure.
Regular reports are received from States regarding progress of fund utilization under POSHAN Abhiyaan. Delays if any are monitored in review meetings organized from time to time.
Government has engaged with State Governments through reviews to ensure that targets are achieved and funds are utilized. An evaluation of POSHAN Abhiyaan has also been carried out.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 63.43 Cr
Recovery Rate currently at 97.51%
42,909 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is 1.15% of Total Cases
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 66 days
With the administration of 31,14,696 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has surpassed the cumulative figure of 63.43 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 68,14,305 sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 8 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,57,456
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2nd Dose
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83,55,737
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,19,387
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2nd Dose
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1,30,84,369
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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24,41,76,113
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2nd Dose
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2,65,28,385
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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12,93,88,782
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2nd Dose
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5,34,76,008
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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8,62,64,550
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2nd Dose
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4,44,30,571
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Total
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63,43,81,358
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
The recovery of 34,763 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,19,23,405.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.51%.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 64 consecutive days now.
42,909 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently 3,76,324. Active cases presently constitute 1.15% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 14,19,990 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 52.01 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 2.41% remains less than 3% for the last 66 days now. The Daily Positivity rate stands at 3.02%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below 5% for 84 consecutive days now.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
170.87 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 8,92,828
Active cases stand at 2.11%
Recovery Rate currently at 96.70%
1,72,211 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,10,12,869
71,365 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
74.46 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 15,71,726 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Record increase of 77% in sale by TRIFED during 2017-18
1500 Tribal products listed on e-marketing portals
Nearly 70,000 tribal artists register substantial increase in income
During the year 2017-18, a massive drive for scaling up of Retail Marketing Activities was initiated by TRIFED of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for achieving the sale target of Rs. 21.00 Crores and corresponding procurement target of Rs.12.25 Crores. A number of new initiatives were undertaken which resulted in substantial increase in sale from Rs.11.37 Crores in 2016-17 to Rs.20.08 Crores  during 2017-18, a record increase of 77% and a record sale in the history of TRIFED.
Expansion of Outlets
The expansion of showrooms in the year 2017-18 was undertaken on a large scale. As a result, TRIFED had a network of 36 own Sales outlets, 33 outlets on consignment sale and 18 franchisee outlets located across the country as on 31.03.2018 in comparison to 29 own outlets and 13 consignment outlets as on 31.03.2017.
Own Outlets
TRIFED opened seven new own outlets at Bhopal , Rameshwaram , Ranchi , Jaipur , Jagdalpur and Raipur .
Consignment Outlets
TRIFED started twenty outlets on consignment basis at Ranchi , Trichy , Tanjavur , Bangalore , Uttarkashi , Ahmedabad , Raipur, Bhilai, Jagdalpur, Ambikapur, Bilaspur, Rajnandgaon, Kanker, Durg  during the year 2017-18.
Franchisee Outlets
TRIFED introduced a new concept of expansion through Franchisee, in which no manpower and infrastructure of TRIFED is required, except payment of commission ranging from 10-25% on net sales to the Franchise. Eighteen franchisee outlets at Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh Cantt. , Patna , Guwahati , Jaipur, Udaipur, Mandawa , Bhopal , Nasik , Puri , Dehradun and Uttarkashi  were made operational during the year 2017-18.
E-Commerce& M-Commerce
TRIFED has made arrangements for sale of various tribal products through various e-marketing platforms of Amazon, Snapdeal, Flipkart, Paytm and GeM. Around 1500 number of different tribal products were listed in these e-marketing portals and a sale of Rs.5.00 lakhs was realized in 2017-2018.
All these above activities benefitted 70,000 tribal artist families who doubled or
tripled their incomes due to marketing facilitation by TRIFED.
Ministry of Power
CREATION OF BUFFER STOCKS IN ALL POWER PLANTS: Government has taken necessary steps to ensure that peak demand can be met during this summer: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R.K. Singh
Central Electricity Authority  monitors coal stock position of coal based thermal power plants  in the country on daily basis. As on 05.03.2023, the coal stock available at these TPPs is about 34 MT, which is sufficient to run the plant for 12 days at a requirement of 85% PLF. This is about 50% of the coal stocking norms issued by Central Electricity Authority.
During this summer, the peak demand is expected to be around 230 GW. Ministry of Power  has taken following steps to ensure that the peak demand can be met during this summer:
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- An Inter-Ministerial Sub Group comprising of representatives from Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Railways, Central Electricity Authority , Coal India Limited  and Singareni Collieries Company Limited  meet regularly to take various operational decisions to enhance supply of coal to thermal power plants as well as for meeting any contingent situations relating to Power Sector including to alleviate critical coal stock position in power plants.
- An Inter-Ministerial Committee  has been constituted comprising of Chairman, Railway Board; Secretary, Ministry of Coal; Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Secretary, Ministry of Power; to monitor augmentation of coal supply and power generation capacity. Coal dispatch from the captive coal blocks is also being monitored regularly.
- MoP vide order dated 20.02.2023 has issued directions to Imported coal based plants under Section 11 of Electricity Act to operate and generate power to their full capacity.
- MoP vide order dated 09.01.2023 directed Central/State Gencos and IPPs to take necessary actions to import coal for blending at the rate of 6% by weight through a transparent competitive procurement so as to have sufficient stock at their power plants for smooth operations till September 2023.
- MoP has directed thermal power plants to not take any planned outage during April and May 2023.
- MoP has approved mechanism for operationalisation of around 5000 MW gas based power plants for 18 days during crunch period .
NTPC is planning to import around 5.4 million tons of coal for its group stations to meet domestic coal supply shortage during first half of Financial Year 2023-24.
The price of the imported coal is not comparable with the price of the domestic coal as it has higher calorific value. The pricing of imported coal is linked with International Indices for imported coal, source of origin and factors like ocean freight, insurance etc. which vary with international demand supply scenario. Every generating company imports coal as per its requirements. Cost of fuel including imported coal is passed into generation tariff in accordance with regulations of appropriate Electricity Regulatory Commission.
This information was given by the Minister of Power Sh. R.K. Singh in the Rajya Sabha Today.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Open Day and Social Connect during One Week One Lab programme at CCSIR-CGCRI Outreach Centres at Naroda and Khurja
As a part of “One Week One Lab ” Programme, the CSIR-CGCRI Outreach Centres at Naroda  and Khurja  organized programmes on 24.08.2023. During the programme at Naroda, more than 65 participants attended including students and faculty from institutions such as NID, GU etc. Shri Rupeshbhai Shah of Sonya Group graced the occasion as Chief Guest; and Shri G.G. Trivedi from Vidres India was the Distinguished Guest. Director CSIR-CGCRI Dr Suman Kumari Mishra welcomed the participants. The interaction was followed by a guided lab visit.
At the Khurja Centre, a similar programme was graced by Shri Kuldeep Meena, Chief Development Officer of Bulandshar as Chief Guest; and Shri R. Ranna, President of KPMA as Special Guest. A large number of students and artisans participated in the programme.
Top panel: Programmes at Naroda Centre
Bottom panel: Programmes at Khurja Centre
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets BSF personnel on BSF’s Raising Day
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted BSF personnel and their families on BSF’s Raising Day.
Prime Minister said, “Greetings to all BSF personnel and their families on BSF’s Raising Day. This force has been diligently protecting our borders. During natural disasters and crisis situations, BSF personnel have always worked hard to serve our citizens. Best wishes to the BSF family!”
Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses grief over accident at Raebareli NTPC plant
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the accident at the NTPC plant in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh.
“Deeply pained by the accident at the NTPC plant in Raebareli. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover quickly. The situation is being closely monitored and officials are ensuring normalcy is restored”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Culture
PIB Bhubaneswar along with State Culture Department organise a Joint Press Conference on Netaji's Azad Hind Government
Press Information Bureau  Bhubaneswar under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in association with Language, Literature and Culture Department, Government of Odisha organised a joint press conference at Netaji Birth Place Museum on the anniversary of formation of Netaji's Azad Hind Government in Cuttack today.
Addressing the media persons, ADG Odisha Region, Shri Rajinder Chaudhry said that the nation is celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate the sacrifices and contribution of our known and unsung freedom fighters. "Netaji's contribution to the independence of India is immense. His Azad Hind Fauz which was formed on October 21 in 1943 has done tremendous work during the freedom struggle," said Shri Chaudhry.
Shri Chaudhry emphasized on the role of media in spreading positive news especially through the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign. "Our freedom fighters have made unparalleled sacrifices because of which we are having an independent India. They need to get due recognition and Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is aiming for that objective. Here media has a major role. Media can spread news of their contribution and give them their due recognition," he said.
Language, Literature and Culture Department, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Government of Odisha, Dr. Suresh Chandra Dalai, said that it is indeed a very proud moment for us to organise this event at this memorial place where Netaji had taken birth. "Netaji was one of the prominent freedom fighters. He formed the Azad Hind Fauz which has done immense contribution to our independence," he said.
Dr. Dalai said that Netaji has always given priority to women empowerment for which he had formed a special women wing in his Indian National Army. "Rani of Jhansi Regiment was the all-women wing of the Azad Hind Fauz. It had many Odia girls also. Netaji had always advocated for equality. It is time we should give them back. Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav gives us the opportunity to do that," Dr. Dalai said.
The joint conference was also attended by Deputy Director PIB Bhubaneswar Dr Girish Chandra Dash, Media and Communication Officer Shri Pradip Chaudhary, Culture Department Deputy Secretary Shri Sanjay Mishra among other central and state government officials.
Ministry of Railways
Increase in Freight Loading
Railways have taken a large number of tariff and non-tariff measures to attract more freight business to rail transport and for increasing the modal share of rail in the overall transport. These include:
- Setting up of Business Development Units to inter alia actively pursue and attract freight business for rail
- Withdrawal of 15% busy season surcharge on Railway freight for all commodities except Iron ore and Coal
- Concession on long lead traffic of 15 to 20% on Coal, lron-ore and iron & steel.
- Concession on short lead traffic of 10 to 50% for commodities 
- 5% discount on loaded Containers & 25% on empty Containers and waiver of stabling charges on Container rakes during COVID till 31st Oct, 2020.
- Specific discounts on commodities such as fly ash.
- Rationalisation of classification of industrial salt.
- Making existing schemes like traditional empty flow directions, wagon investment schemes, PFT, Siding poIicy simplified and made more customer friendly.
- Debit/Credit scheme for Demurrage introduced for sidings.
- Launching of Freight Business Development Portal.
As a result of these efforts, in the current financial year, despite pandemic, Railways have achieved record freight loading in the last 5 months i.e. September, 2020 to January, 2021.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
CBI’s fight against corruption
Kolkata, 12th July, 2018
Central Bureau of Investigation  is working for eradication of corruption in Central Government offices. In order to continue their fight against corruption, they are seeking cooperation of all. If any Central Government employee demands money for any official work, please complain to Anti-corruption branch of CBI at Kolkata on 09051613440, 033-22894408. The CBI is urging all to join them to fight corruption.